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Metro progress 2019

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I travelled on it on thursday. Was coming back from Wolverhampton, but carried on to the library and then came back to Bull St for the experience. The public were not all aware that the extension was open. It must have been about a dozen people got on at Stephenson St expecting to go out the other way, but got an extended trip via the library.
 
When I got off at Library, noticed a lot of passengers didn't get off, even though it was the new terminus.
 
When I rode it on Wednesday, I was the only passenger who did not get off at Grand Central. One lady did get on wanting to go in the Wolverhampton direction but a few were advised by the conductress (am I still allowed to use that term?) to cross the road to the other side although she did say that they could get on and come back.
 
What on Earth is "Edgbaston Village"? Broad Street is in Ladywood - Edgbaston starts at Five Ways (or did - have they moved it?)
 
Probably referring to a development around Harborne Road to Calthorpe Road with houses being turned into bars and restaurants. Which you can walk to from the Hagley Road.

That's probably not the final name.

This sign at Grand Central needs updating.

 
Some more tram photos at Library Tram Stop that I didn't post in the other thread.

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25 OLA. Taxi passing on the left.



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Library Tram Stop from the Library of Birmingham on Saturday.

Discovery Terrace view



Secret Garden view



Cross over tracks



Full view to Arena Central.

 
I think they are trying to pretend that Edgbaston has a centre. It doesn't have one so now they are calling the area bounded by Hagley Road, Calthorpe Road and Highfield Road, Edgbaston Village so that people in years to come will thing that is the centre of Edgbaston. I think that is why the Metro extension along Broad Street is advertised as going to Edgbaston when in reality it is going to Five Ways/Hagley Road.
 
I was grateful for my short tram ride on Friday afternoon. I had tickets for the CLIC Sargent concert and hadn't been feeling too good. I think a walk up Pinfold Street may have defeated me! I did however walk back down.
 
DavidGrain said:
I think they are trying to pretend that Edgbaston has a centre. It doesn't have one so now they are calling the area bounded by Hagley Road, Calthorpe Road and Highfield Road, Edgbaston Village so that people in years to come will thing that is the centre of Edgbaston. I think that is why the Metro extension along Broad Street is advertised as going to Edgbaston when in reality it is going to Five Ways/Hagley Road.
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A classic example how commercial interests distort historical matters.
 
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A classic example how commercial interests distort historical matters.
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Edgbaston means "village of a man called Ecgbald", from the Old English personal name + tun "farm". The personal name Ecgbald means "bold sword" (literally "bold edge"). The name was recorded as a village known as Celboldistane in the Hundred of Coleshill in the 1086 Domesday Book......…….Found in Wikipedia 16/12/2019
 
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It's fascinating how it was such a small place like Birmingham that grew to absorb the surrounding areas as opposed to one of the larger places such as Aston, Erdington or Yardley.
 
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It's fascinating how it was such a small place like Birmingham that grew to absorb the surrounding areas as opposed to one of the larger places such as Aston, Erdington or Yardley.
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We don't think of rivers in relation to Birmingham unlike other cities but I think it was the fact that Birmingham had the river crossing of the Rea that caused Birmingham to be the centre, You will notice that all the main roads form two fans north and south of the river crossing at Digbeth just below the Bull Ring. In 1166 Peter de Bermingham obtained a royal charter to hold a market 'at his castle at Birmingham' but there are claims that a market existed before then.
 
Viv please merge this thread into this thread (then delete this post) thanks.

Metro Extension to Centenary Square and beyond

Track laying is nearing completion on the section of the metro from Pinfold Street to Centenary Square as the finishing touches are made at the top of the difficult part at the top of Pinfold Street and the contractors move on to finish the new terminus at Centenary Square. It is expected that...
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Last weekend of the Birmingham FCM in Victoria Square. Now with an open tram line.





Steps to Town Hall Tram Stop from Paradise Street.

 
Given that two mobility scooters (subject to Metro specs and staff) can be carried on the trams I was surprised to see steps to the tram stop. However there may be another access point.
 
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